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    CVE-2026-86776 (GCVE-0-2026-86776)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 10:07 – Updated: 2026-09-10 14:58
    VLAI
    Title
    KeePass 2.35 through 2.61.1 Memory Exhaustion via KDBX Header Field Size
    Summary
    KeePass versions 2.35 through 2.61.1 fail to validate KDBX header field sizes before memory allocation in the ReadHeaderField function. Attackers can craft a malicious KDBX file declaring excessive header field lengths to trigger allocation of gigabytes of memory, causing the application to consume resources and terminate.
    SSVC
    Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
    Decision recorded 2026-09-10 13:48 UTC
    CWE
    • CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
    Assigner
    VulnCheck CNA
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    KeePass KeePass Affected: 2.35 , ≤ 2.61.1 (custom)
        cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Create a notification for this product.
    Date Public
    2026-08-13 00:00
    Credits
    Show details on NVD website

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